Pouring-spout.



L. GERHARDT.

POURING SPOUT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. |915.

1,174,312. Patented Ma.. 7,1916,

' the liquid therefrom.

T wh-0m may concern 1 ED STATES LEONARD GERHARDT, or ARLINGTON, MARYLAND, AssIGNon To TIN DECORATING COMPANY oF BALTIMORE, or BALTIMORE, MAnYLANn-A coRPoItATIoNl or NEW JERSEY.

POURING-SPQUT.

Be it known that I, LEONARD GERHARDT, a citizen of the United States, residingA at Arlington, in the county of 'Baltimoreand State o Maryland, have invented new) and useful mprovementsin Pouring-Spouts, of which the following is a specicatlon.

This invention relates to receptacles or A containers for liquids, and Whilethe invention is applicable to receptacles of all kinds, it is intended particularly to be used as a pouring spout for small receptacles such as cans for kerosene, linseed oil, or other liqnids, the receptacles for which may be held in ones hand and decanted in order to pour A principal object yof the invention is to produce a substantially tubular object such as afspout, of a very simple construction tion in partial section showing the upperand without t employment of any solder. A further obJect of the invention is to produce a spout which can be readily attached to a receptacle at the point where the usual screw cap is applied.

Further objects ofthe invention will appear more fully hereinafter. j i f The invention consists in the general combination of parts and the features herein after described, all of which contribute to produce an eilicient spoixlt. i

The preferred embodiment of my invention will be particularly described in the following speciiication, while the broad scope of my invention will be pointed out in the appended claims. y

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side`elevapart of a receptacle or can with the spout applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan showing a portion of the ?head of4 the receptacle at which the spout is applied. Fig. 3 is aplan showinga blank from which a portion of' the spout is xformed.7 Fig. 4 isa perspective showin this blank formed up into the shape .which i has when a coperating tube section Iis attached to it to form the complete tube.

Fig. 5 is a plan of a blank from which thes upper tube section of the spout may be formed. Fig. 6 is a plan shqwlng the preferred form of the tube section constructed froln the blank shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7

is an. end view of the tubesection 'shown in Fig. 6. FiggS is anend elevatlon' of the spout when the two tube sections are placed together to form the spout, and showing the Specification of Letters Patent.

condition of the spout before the two `sections are manipulated soas to cause them to interlock. Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the nipple to which the spout is at' tacked. Fig. 10 is a plan of the nipple shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is'a plan of a cup-shaped blank from which a screw cap is formed fand which is attached to2 the,

Patented Mar. 7,1916. i Application ledllarch 8, 1915. Serial No. 12,862.

one of the spoutl members. Fig. 14 is al -vlew showing one of the spout sections or members attached to the screw cap, and Flg. 15 1s a vertical section through the spout with the tube sections placed to-' gether and ready to be interlocked so as to prevent their becoming detached from each other.

' Referring the spout preferably'. comp/rises two tube sections 20 and 21, the upper section 20 being elongated and of semi-tubular or crowned form, having an enlarged dome-like end 22 and a. reduced nozzle or spout 23 toward more particularly to the parts l which the tube section vtapers from the domev end 22. The lower edge ofthis tube section around the dome 'end 22 is preferably slightly bent outwardly or swaged, as indicated at 24`in Figs. 7 and 15. The tube section 21 is elongated'like the ltube section 20,

and these two tube sections are constructed 'so'as to interlock with each other to form aspout, the connection between'them being effected simply-by bending the parts otone of the tube sections aboutthe other tube section. I prefer at the same time to construct the spout so that it can bevreadily attached to the ordinaryv threaded nipple of a can-or p receptacle.l In order to accomplish this I prefer to form an inverted cup-like blank 25,

(see Figs. 11 and 12) said blank having a depressed or dished head 26 and a substan-V tially cylindrical side wall 27.v Y I then form the side wall with a spun thread 28 and I also punch the dished head 26 in an'upward direction so' as tol form an opening 29 and a flange 30 projecting upwardly aroundthis opening. The tube section 21 is preferably formed from a" blank 31 having the general form shown in Fig. 3, and the enlarged portion" of this blank is punched to form an opening 32 formedthrough aj substantially circular plate form body 33, the edge of the body 33 being vbent upwardly to form a rim ange 34. rlhe elongated or projecting portion 35 of the blank is bent upwardly at its side edges to form two upwardly extending lobes or lips 36 with a channel or gutter 37 formed therebetween. rlFhis partly formed tube section 37, shown in Fig. 4, is then applied tothe partly finished screw cap`38, shown in F ig. 13, so that the flange 30 pro-- jects upwardly through the opening 32 and this flange is then swaged preferably like an eyelet as indicated at 39-in Fig. 14. rlhe tube section 20 is then placed in position over the tube sectio-n `37 with the dome 22 over the opening 29, and the upwardly extending flange 34 is then crimped over the swaged edge 24, preferably as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. ,y At the same time the upwardlyextending lobes or lips 36 are bent' A spout constructed as described can be very readily producedin a very economical way, and by reason of the screw' cap 39 it can be readily attached to the ordinary ,screw nipple found on oil cans. rlhe spout is preferably not held rigidly by the swaging at 29, so thatit` is swiveled at this point. On this account the spout can be readily swung inwardly when it is not in use so that it will not' project beyond the side of the can.

In practice,`however, I prefer to provide the receptacle or can indicated at 40 with a.

screw nipple 41 which is formed integral with a base plate 42 which is soldered, orv

otherwise attached to the head 43 of the rev ceptacle. This threaded nipple 41 has a depressed head 44 which forms a permanent closure for the can until it is desired. to consume the contents of the can, and when it is desired to use the contents of the can this depressed head 44 is punctured by means of lany sharp instrument, such as a nail, and the screw cap 38 with the spout attached thereto is screwed onto the thread of the nipple 41.

The tube section 20 is most conveniently formed from a blank 20a of the general form shown/.in Fig. 5.' The full receptacle may be sold with the spout in place on the threaded nipple with printed instructions to unscrew the spout, puncture the head of the nipple and then replace the spout. It is understood that the embodiment of the .invention described herein is only one of the many forms or embodiments the inventif/asia tion may take, and l do not wish to be limited in the practice of the invention nor in my claims to the particular embodiment set forth. y

What lf claim is:

1. A receptacle spout including a platelike base section provided with a marginal iange terminating in a pair of upturned lips, said base section having a cap-receiving opening therein, and a top section mounted on thebase section and fastened thereto by the marginal fiange of the base section.

2. A receptacle spout comprising an elongatedbase section `having a plate-like portion provided with a central opening, the edge of such plate-like portion having an upstanding flange, said base section also having a pair of upstanding lips, and a top section mounted on the base section and secured theretoV by means of the upstanding flange of the base section, and the upstanding lips.

3. A receptacle spout comprising an elongated base Section having a pair of spaced upstanding lips, and .an elongated top section mounted on and connected with the base section and lhaving a reduced nozzle portion lying between and held ctin position by the lips of the base section.

. 4. A receptacle Vspout comprising anelongated base section having an enlarged platelike`portion provided with la cap-receiving opening and a reduced extension projecting from the plate-like portion, and a top section mounted on the base section and including` a dome portion adapted to overlie the cap-receiving opening of the base section anda reduced nozzle portion extending above the reduced extension of the base portion and means for connecting the twe sections together.

5. A receptacle spout comprising a spoilt section having an opening therein adapted to loosely receive a tubular cap member, a second spout section mounted on the first mentioned spout section and forming a fluid duct in conjunction therewith, said second spout section having adome-like portion adapted to overlie the spout-receiving'opening of the first mentioned spout section, and means carried by one of said spout sections for engaging and retainingthe other spout section.

6. lin a receptacle spout, a base section -having an opening therein adapted to have a tubular cap pass loosely therethrough and whereby said base sectionmay turn upon the cap, a top section mounted on the base section forming a fluid duct in con-junction therewith, and a vertical flange carried by one of said sections and engaging with the other section to secure the two sections together. Y

7. lln a receptacle spout, a.` basev section having an opening therein adapted to receive a tubular cap, whereby said base section may turn upon the cap, atop section lmounted upon the base section vand having a dome-like portion overlying the cap-receiving opening of. the base section, and an upwardly and inwardly extending flange carried by the base section and adapted to retain the top section in position on the base section.

8. A receptacle spout including a base portion provided with ran upstanding marginal flange 34 and having an opening 32 therein for connection with a Huid conducting cap, .and a hood having a dome portion adapted to overlie the cap-receiving opening 15 In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set 2O my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

. LEONARD GERHARDT. Witnesses:

M. H. JAMES, JASPER M. BERRLJr. 

